Sometimes, I really wonder how people learn English as a second language – it can be so tricky! For instance, the letters s and c can sound exactly the same but using the wrong one can totally change the meaning of a word, such as in recent and resent.<\/p>\n
Recent: <\/span>of a similar time to the present – not long ago or far into the future. Resent: <\/span>to send something again. If English isn’t your first language, do you find learning such words difficult?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sometimes, I really wonder how people learn English as a second language – it can be so tricky! For instance, the letters s and c can sound exactly the same but using the wrong one can totally change the meaning of a word, such as in recent and resent. Recent: of a similar time to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[272],"tags":[845,273,756,757,275,131,201],"class_list":["post-402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-monday-meanings","tag-english","tag-meanings","tag-recent","tag-resent","tag-similar","tag-time","tag-words"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
\nThe recent rains have helped our water supply.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
\nI resent the email after he said he hadn’t received it the first time.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n